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“John” “Dowling, “another - Shore resident for 26 years Ne

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"the needs of ’ ‘taxpayefs over. |-~
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~ nounced’ his candidacy last Vancouver. In: addition to.
week following: the news that his’ ierm. as..a. West: Van
_ Mayor’ Peter’ Jones would _ alderman for eight years. He’
_ notseek a third term. ° Oe ~... has-also. been: chairman: of
| the. North” Shore © Union:

| . | Christian. ‘forces. had: killed ‘and wounded rhroneoard :

| 7 4 Added upport to > police | | during the previous : ; few days, and Israel had threatened
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from © the’ “public - is Hum- Parks . and - ‘Recreation : vE RICK YS . (rote | WAS P OPE JOHN PAUL —— or

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heart attack in his bedroom. Fingers have been

at the Curia (the secretive, Vatican bureau acy) f for its
refusal to hold an autopsy. oon wy

THE WORLD'S : SECOND TEST: TUBE BABY. ‘WAS
BORN IN INDIA last week to a Calcutta housewife and
’ reported by the Indian doctor (trained in Scotland) to. be
hail and hearty. | Critics in the vastly ‘over-populated

country say it is a scientific achievement India: neither -
- heeds. nor can afford.

GUNMEN COOLLY SLAUGHTERED NINE PEOPLE i in ;
| a bistro in Marseille, France, last week. in-a gangland f
“hit” recalling Chicago’s infamous 1929 St: Valentine’s |
= Day massacre. Four of the victims were known criminals. a

U. . . PRIME. MINISTER. CALLAGHAN. Is. STANDING | on
FIRM on his. tough ‘wage: restraint - ‘policy. despite a |
“rebellion by the trade unions and his. Labour Party’ a
‘rank-and-file. ph Te a F

: PARLIAMENT RETURNED TO WORK TUESDAY after’
a three-month. holiday. The new session’ opened today _[
with, the throne speech and the promise of stormy. |.
parliamentary | battles about the economy, inflation,

unemployment, the sagging Canadian dollar. and. the Y -
constitution. q

A POSTAL STRIKE Is THREATENED FOR MONDAY, af
October 16, onward by the indoor post office workers
(CUPW) | following ‘deadlock in their bitter contract
. dispute with the. government. But Postmaster General

Gilles Lamontagne says he. will seek early Jegislation to.
end | any y strikes chp ee oe .

major changes or increased ee : on a a dail; ‘basis, and with on
» spending by council,” he. It elected, Humphreys h has open = dat to. all: taxpayers. .
parte ‘ will be | ‘made . undertaken to function. as: a : Among - ‘other - - promises he.
_ withou ar-ranging. - con- “full-time”. mayor “—. - made in his ‘announcement:
sultation with h taxpayers.” oe available. to council Hand btaff a er .

: ‘THE SHAKEY CANADIAN DOLLAR dropped t below 85 ot

- cents ‘U.S. again Tuesday: after a brief rally last week | ~
following its near-record plunge to 83.89. One month ago |

_it was: trading at 86.77. The. all-time low ; = 80. 08 cents:
_U.S. -- was set in n December 1931. :

| TWENTY-EIGHT. LIVE. WORMS. WERE ‘EATEN by -

_ Rusty Rice, 25, of Pasadena, Calif., last week - believed
‘to be a world record to date. The worms (all washed and
cleaned, and 72% protein) were downed by Rusty ina |.
- worm-eating contest staged to promote a Herb Robins |
movie. Its title: The Worm Eaters. | |

A NUDE WOMAN DROPPED FROM THE SKY ON TO
A BUILDING SITE in Hong Kong recently. She had been _
living in:a makeshift hut perched above the site and was
ch CE _taking a bath when the floor collapsed, pitching her down }
eo ee, ; ee a oe , ~ _ into the midst ‘of the’ startléd workmen. In addition to ) the
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“WHAT DOES: THE’ BOARD. EXPECT’ TO GET. FOR
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Louisiana: newspaper asking why the school board paid
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_ through the neck and another in his right hand a [|
dedicated West Vancouver police officer still managed to ”
fire off his remaining rounds at the escaping bank robber |

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